Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-26
TAYLoRsTOwN OIL,
The Production Of the Field steadily In
creasina with Great Possibilities.

The Production of the Field Steadily Ia
creasing with Great Possibilities.
The production of oil in what is known
as the Taylorstown field, which lies closer
to this city than any other Of the produc-
ing territory Of Western Pennsylvania, and
in the future Of which many people see
mach that will be satisfactory and profit
able TO the owners Of the territory in the
region extending south and west from
Taylorstown to the Ohio river at or near
Moundsville, seems 10 ne steadily on the
increase, the latest guages showing daily
flow of about two thousand barrels. The
latest we'll TO come in in this territory was
the Cundall No. 3, which showed up on
Friday night with n record at the start Of
$50 barrels. This was the seventeenth pro-
ducing we'll, and the number will he in
creased very soon. Some Of these wells
that are old enough have produced large
amounts Of oil running mp TO 30, 900 and
40, 900 barrels and are still making 80 TO
rs per cent Of their original production,
and the guages 90 in daily with regular
ity that il tiresome.
Many of the oldest Of these wells show q
steady increase in the output. There In
an undercurrent Of quiet preparation going
on for more drilling at Taylorstown that
only needs the incentive Of some good
wells in localities not held by the large
companies to come TO the surface and flow
along lively. The southwestern end ap-
pears the favorite, and the McI.ain and
Miller farm wells will open up that
end with brisk operations, in case either
Of them succeed. The McI-ain is owned
by Iseman Il Co., and il now about ]. 100
feet deep, and should be in by October Is.
II Is located 360 rods south, about 22' west
of producing wells, on the Flaek farm,
which said we'll is the farthest in advance
on the southern end Of the field. The
Miller we'll, owned by B. b. Campbell q
Company is one mile west Of the McI.ain,
and Is $50 feet deep, and should follow
the latter in ten days later. This well il
on 450 line from the producers, and II
miles in advance OF the two the the Nc.
Lain appears the better location though a
point farther west would perhaps come
nearer the rich streak. The Ten Mile Oil
Company well on the Work farm in the
northwest is the next well due after Gun.
dal 3. This well iS located 40 rods west
and 40 rods north of the big Woodburn
we'll. The well should reach the sand thi,
month as the Big IDjun has been pierced
and there Is no hard drilling TO speak oI
below that gentleman. Looking al The
location on the map and the general bear
ing Of the field northeasterly and south
westerly, one is tempted 10 sei
the Work down as o duster or at best q
west edger. But on that hypothesis thu
Woodburn well lies far ives. Of all otbel
producers and the northeasterly and
southweste-ly lines are good at Taylors
town because the locations. have been raads
on that line. However, theTe b ever
evidence that those directions are the lins
of the belt sad the Work wells chance
are against her. Southwest there is {
grand chance sor extension end HE com
pletion of the McIAin and Miller welt
will be fraught with importance 10 tb'
field, the holders Of leases there, and th'
whole oil trade from Dan TO Bersheba.